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Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 8:2

The seven angels which stood before God; the seven mentioned hereafter, which blew with the trumpets; for we presently read, that seven trumpets were given to them. Trumpets were used to call the people together, to proclaim festivals, and in war. The use of these trumpets we shall hereafter read, which was to proclaim the will and counsels of God, as to things to come. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Revelation 8:1-13

FOUR TRUMPET VOICESCRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTESRevelation 8:1. Seventh seal.—“The main visions give us more external aspects; the interposed visions show the inner and more spiritual aspects. The main visions give us the trumpet voices of God’s manifold providences, summoning the world to surrender to Him; the subsidiary visions point to the witness and work of the true children of God in this world, and the more secret growth of the Church of Christ.”Revelation 8:2. Seven angels.—There was a... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Revelation 8:2

angels (See Scofield " :-") . trumpets These are trumpets of angels; contrast "the trump of God" 1 Thessalonians 4:16; 1 Corinthians 15:52; Joel 2:1; Amos 3:6. read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Revelation 8:1-13

Chapter 8And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour ( Revelation 8:1 ).Silence can sometimes be an awesome thing, especially in a tremendous crowd of people. You see what silence for fifteen seconds does. It seems like it expanded, quiet. It is sort of an awesome thing. And there in heaven with vast multitudes singing and worshipping and seeing all of the activity that is there, and suddenly there is silence when this seventh seal is... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 8:1-13

Revelation 8:1 . When he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. The holy prophets in receiving revelations sought to be silent, calm, and abstracted from earthly ideas. So in the temple, while Zachariah was burning incense within, the people prayed in silence without. Luke 1:10. Revelation 8:2 . Seven trumpets. The first design of those trumpets was to avenge the blood of the martyrs on the cruel idolaters of the Roman world; and the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Revelation 8:1-13

Revelation 8:1-13The seventh seal … silence in heaven.The silence of heavenI. The silence of meditation. There is a blessing, which we know not yet, in thought. In this busy human life it is hard to think. “The world is too much with us.” It drowns the “still small voice” of God. But in heaven thought will no more be disturbed. There will be no unsolved perplexities, no distracting fancies. The plan of Creation and Redemption will be unfolded. The discords of earth will be resolved in the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Revelation 8:2

Revelation 8:2The seven angels … seven trumpets.Trumpets1. These seven angels stand waiting before the throne, and till they be called to the service that is subjoined, they go not: teaching men who are so called to wait in like manner for the Lord’s vocation of them, and not to run before they be sent.2. Those who are thus called have trumpets given them: even so whom the Lord calls and sends out to any work, He furnishes them with gifts meet for the work, which neither man nor angel can have... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Revelation 8:2

2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. Ver. 2. Which stood before God ] In a waiting posture, ready pressed to do his pleasure. Seven trumpets ] To be sounded several times, to show that God suffereth not his whole wrath to arise at once against his creatures, but piecemeal and by degrees; proving if peradventure they will repent and recover out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Revelation 8:2

seven angels: Revelation 15:1, Revelation 16:1, Matthew 18:10, Luke 1:19 trumpets: Revelation 8:6-2 Kings :, Revelation 9:1, Revelation 9:13, Revelation 9:14, Revelation 11:15, Numbers 10:1-2 Samuel :, 2 Chronicles 29:25-Hosea :, Amos 3:6-Ruth : Reciprocal: Joshua 6:4 - seven times Isaiah 27:13 - the great Zechariah 4:10 - those 1 Corinthians 15:52 - last Revelation 10:1 - another read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Revelation 8:2

And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.And I saw — The seven trumpets belong to the seventh seal, as do the seven phials to the seventh trumpet. This should be carefully remembered, that we may not confound together the times which follow each other. And yet it may be observed, in general, concerning the times of the incidents mentioned in this book, it is not a certain rule, that every part of the text is fully accomplished before the... read more

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